Saif Ali Khan is wasting no time after Haiwaan. Just over a month after the thriller reached audiences, the actor has lined up a strikingly different follow-up, a period drama with The Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra. The new collaboration brings together one of Hindi cinema’s most instinctive performers and a filmmaker known for intimate, emotionally textured storytelling, making it one of the more intriguing projects now moving ahead.
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The film has been in pre-production for some time and goes on floors in Mumbai this week. The makers are mounting the project on a tight schedule and intend to complete the intimate period drama in a single stretch. While the title and plot details remain under wraps, the collaboration itself is the biggest draw. Batra’s cinema has long thrived on restraint and emotional nuance, and Khan is now stepping into that world for a film that marks a clear tonal shift after Haiwaan.
The timing is notable. Khan was last seen in Haiwaan, which released in September 2026, and is now moving into a space far removed from that film’s intense mood. For Batra, this also marks a return to a Hindi feature after spending the past few years balancing international and streaming-backed work.
What Ritesh Batra Has Been Working On
Batra remains one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from Indian cinema in the last decade. He broke through globally with The Lunchbox in 2013, a film that became both a festival success and a lasting audience favourite. Since then, he has directed titles such as Photograph and The Sense of an Ending, building a reputation for stories shaped by detail, silence, and emotional precision.
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At the moment, he is also working on Unaccustomed Earth, the Netflix series led by Freida Pinto and Siddharth. That makes this new Saif Ali Khan film especially interesting, as it arrives at a moment when Batra appears to be moving fluidly between streaming and feature storytelling.
Saif Ali Khan’s Recent And Upcoming Work
Khan’s recent screen run has been packed with high-profile releases across theatrical and streaming spaces. Before Haiwaan in 2026, he appeared in Netflix’s Kartavya, which premiered on May 15, 2026, in a police drama directed by Pulkit. In 2025, he led the streamer’s heist film Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins, alongside Jaideep Ahlawat, Kunal Kapoor, and Nikita Dutta. In 2024, he featured in Devara: Part 1, another major big-screen outing.
As for what lies ahead, this untitled period drama now joins his active slate as a confirmed upcoming feature. It also gives Khan the chance to reunite with a quieter, more internal style of storytelling, one that has often brought out some of his most effective performances.
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